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Chronic Myeloproliferative disorders Flashcards

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What are chronic myeloproliferative disorders?

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Clonal stem cell disorders of the bone marrow

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Are chronic myeloproliferative disorders malignant?

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Yes, although there is much debate surrounding this

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In what percentage of patients do CMDs transform into acute leukaemia?

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around 10%

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Name 3 CMDs?

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1) Polycythaemia vera
2) Essential thrombocytosis
3) Idiopathic myelofibrosis

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According to the environment and hormones they are exposed to bone marrow stem cells can differentiate into 1 of what 3 kinds of cells in the bone marrow?

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1) Granulocytes
2) Erythrocytes
3) Megakaryocytes

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Which organ is involved in removing old red blood cells?

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Spleen

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What are reticulocytes?

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Immature red blood cells

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Are reticulocytes normally present in the blood?

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No - indicates some pathology - ie. if there is a bleed somewhere the bone marrow chucks out all the RBCs it has - this includes these immature RBCs

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What is polycythaemia vera?

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Increased red cells +/- neutrophils, +/- platelets

NB. it should be distinguished from secondary polycythaemia and secondary polycythaemia

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What is essential thrombocytopenia?

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Increased platelets

NB. it should be distinguished from reactive thrombocytosis

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What is myelofibrosis?

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Variable cytopenias with a large spleen

Should be distinguished from other causes of splenomegaly

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Define cytopenia?

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Reduction in the number of blood cells

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In what condition will a lay down of fibrosis be seen in the bone marrow?

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Myelofibrosis - all 3 conditions are related and can turn into one and other, myelofibrosis is often an end stage where you get a reduction in the number of cells

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In what age group does the incidence of polycythaemia vera peak?

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50-70

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What are the 8 symptoms of polycythaemia vera?

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Insidious onset

1) Itching (aquagenic - happens in hot baths)
2) Plethoric face (characterised by an abundance of blood - red)
3) Headache
4) General malaise
5) Tinnitus
6) Peptic ulcer
7) Gout
8) Gangrene

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What are the 3 signs of polycythaemia vera?

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1) Plethora
2) Engorged retinal veins
3) Splenomegaly

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What is haematocrit - what is a normal value for it?

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The ratio of the volume of RBCs to the total volume of blood - normally less than 50%

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What is the other name for polycythaemia vera?

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Primary polycythaemia

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What is relative polycythaemia?

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Not enough plasma leads to an increase in haematocrit without an actual increase in the volume of RBCs- eg. seen in very dehydrated people

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How is a diagnosis of polycythaemia made?

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Persistent increased Hb/hct >0.5

Haematocrit over 50%

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After a detailed history and examination what are the 4 first line tests in polycythaemia to distinguish primary from secondary?

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1) FBC
2) Ferritin
3) Epo level
4) UE/LFT

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What is secondary polycythaemia?

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Something is causing the polycythaemia rather than a problem in the bone marrow - ie. being at altitude or reduced oxygen level in COPD

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Why can renal disease cause secondary polycythaemia?

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Kidneys may produce too much Epo

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What are the 5 possible central hypoxic processes which can lead to secondary polycythaemia?

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1) Chronic lung disease
2) Right to left shunts heart disease
3) Carbon monoxide poisoning
4) Smoker
5) Altitude

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What are the 6 causes of secondary polycythaemia?

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1) Central hypoxic process
2) Renal disease
3) EPO producing tumours
4) Drug associated
5) Congenital
6) Idiopathic eryhtrocytosis

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What 2 drug treatments can lead to secondary polycythaemia?

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1) Treatment with androgen preparations

2) Postrenal transplant eryhtrocytosis

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What are the 2 congenital causes of secondary polycythaemia?

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1) High oxygen-affinity Hb

2) Erythropoeitin receptor-mediated

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If the EPO is elevated what are the 3 second line tests in polycythaemia?

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1) CXR
2) ABG
3) USS abdomen

29
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If EPO is normal or low what are the 3 second line tests in suspected polycythaemia vera?

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Looking for causes of polycythaemia vera, because EPO is low is polycythaemia vera as already have enough RBCs

1) JAK2 mutation
2) Bone marrow examination
3) EXON12 mutation

30
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The presence of what mutation in the peripheral blood DNA is diagnostic of a myeloproliferative disorder?

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JAK2 V617F mutation

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Is the level of EPO raised in polycythaemia vera?

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No - in primary polycythaemia you already have enough RBCs so EPO is normal or low

32
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What is the role of JAK in polycythaemia?

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EPO binds to a receptor associated with JAK protein (a tyrosine kinase) which is involved in the signalling pathway leading to the formation of an erythrocyte - when mutated the JAK constantly signals without the need of EPO binding to the receptor - thus get excessive erythrocytosis

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Is the JAK2 mutation acquired or inherited?

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Aquired

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What is the test carried out for JAK2 mutation?

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Allele specific DNA based PCR
Control PCR in the same reaction for normal gene
If mutation is present you will get 2 bands - the mutant and normal
If the mutation is not present you will get the control band only

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What is the treatment for polycythaemia vera? 2

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1) Venesections (donate a pint of blood) until the HCT

36
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What is the prognosis for polycythaemia vera - what 2 conditions are you at risk of developing?

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Good prognosis - 15 year median survival

1) Risk developing AML (acute myelogenous leukaemia)
2) Risk developing myelofibrosis

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What 9 things can cause reactive thrombocytosis?

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1) Surgery
2) Infection
3) Inflammation
4) Malignancy
5) Iron deficiency
6) Hyposplenism
7) Haemolysis
8) Drug induced (steroids, adrenaline, TPO mimetics)
9) Rebound post chemo

38
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What is the main risk with primary essential thrombocytosis?

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Thrombosis risk

39
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How is a diagnosis of thrombocytosis made?

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Persistent platelets >450 x 109/L

40
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What are the 5 first line investigations in thrombocytosis to distinguish primary thrombocytosis from reactive thrombocytosis?

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1) FBC and film
2) Ferritin (iron deficiency is an easy cause of reactive to treat)
3) CRP (have they got infection?)
4) CXR (just looking for another cause)
5) ESR

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What are the 3 second line tests in thrombocytosis to distinguish reactive from primary?

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1) JAK2
2) CALR (another mutation)
3) ? Bone marrow biopsy
4) Extensive search for secondary cause

42
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CALR mutation can be present in primary thrombocytosis, what does calreticulin do?

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Its a cell signalling protein produced in the ER, found in myeloid progenitors in essential thrombocytosis (ET) - mechanism unknown at present but mutation may activate cell signalling pathways

43
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What is the treatment for ET?

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1) Assess thrombotic risk
2) Antilatelet treatment - aspirin 75mg daily
3) Cytoreduction (treatment to remove the platelets) - if one or more risk factors for thrombosis

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What are the 5 main risk factors for thrombosis when assessing thrombotic risk in ET?

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1) Age
2) Hypertension
3) Diabetes
4) Platelet count >1500
5) History of thrombosis

45
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What 4 therapies can be used for cytoreduction in ET?

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1) Hydroxycarbamide
2) Interferon
3) Anagrelide
4) P32 (radioactive phosphate)

46
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People with what mutation found in ET have a lower thrombosis risk?

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CALR mutation

47
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What is the prognosis for ET and what 2 conditions are you at risk of?

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Excellent prognosis - 20 yr median survival
Risk of developing
1) AML (acute myelogenous leukaemia)
2) Myelofibrosis

48
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What are the 3 aspects of a presentation of myelofibrosis?

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1) Pancytopenia (Deficiency in all blood cells)
2) B symptoms (systemic symptoms of fever, night sweats and weight loss - associated with lymphomas)
3) Massive splenomegaly

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What are the 2 investigations carried out in suspected myelofibrosis?

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1) FBC and film

2) Haematinics

50
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How is a diagnosis of myelofibrosis made? 4

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1) Blood film
2) Bone marrow results
3) JAK2 mutation in 50%
4) CALR mutation in 30%

51
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How should the spleen be measured?

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From midclavicular line of costal margin to furthest point spleen reaches - important to do accurately as can be important in measuring progress

52
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What are the 7 causes of splenomegaly? (CHICAGO)

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Cancer
Haematological - CML, myelofibrosis
Infection - Schistosomiasis, malaria
Congestion - liver disease/ portal
Autoimmune - haemolysis
Glycogen store disorders
Other - amyloid etc.
53
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What is the treatment for myelofibrosis?

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1) Supportive care
2) JAK2 inhibitors
3) Bone marrow transplant

54
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What is the prognosis - median survival - for myelofibrosis?

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Poor

Median survival is 5 years

55
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What is the median age of diagnosis of chronic myeloid leukaemia, is it more common in males or females?

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More common in females

Median age at diagnosis = 55-60 years

56
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What is chronic myeloid leukaemia?

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Increase in production of abnormal WBCs of myeloid line ie. granulocytes

57
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What 4 things in chronic myeloid leukaemia characterised by?

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1) Leucocytosis
2) Leucoerythroblastic blood picture
3) Anaemia
4) Splenomegaly

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What are the 5 main symptoms of CML and what are the reasons behind each?

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1) Abdominal discomfort - splenomegaly
2) Abdominal pain - splenic infarction
3) Fatigue - anaemia, catabolic state
4) Venous occlusion - retinal vein, DVT, priapism (persistent and painful erection of the penis)
5) Gout - hyperuricaemia

59
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Which gene and chromosome has been implicated in CML?

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Philadelphia Chromosome - (9;22) translocation

BCR-ABL fusion gene (tyrosine kinase)

60
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What is the treatment for CML?

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Imatinib (Gleevec)

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How does Imatinib work?

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A small molecule specifically designed to block the active sight of the BCR-ABL tyrosine kinase

62
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How does Imatinib resistance occur?

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Due to activating loop mutations in BCR-ABL

63
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Which 2 drugs have been helpful in treating Imatinib resistant CML?

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New tyrosine kinase inhbitors:

1) Nilotinib
2) Dasatinib

64
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What kind of drug is imatinib?

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Tyrosine kinase inhibitor (described as a designer molecular treatment)

65
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What is the course of CML?

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Chronic phase followed by acute transformation

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